guErRilla candy is Travis Hay's one-stop destination for opinionated and informed musing about all things music, ranging from noteworthy news bits about the local scene to rants about how the national music media gets more things wrong than it does right.

So, if you were one of the remaining members of one of the most beloved bands of the 90s and wanted to get the band back together but were without a singer because he overdosed on drugs, what would you do?
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According to Billboard.com, everyone’s favorite adult-contemporary-heavy-metal band, Audioslave, has a new record that will be out Sept. 5. The album, titled “Revelations,” will include 12 tracks and the first single from the record, “Original Fire,” will be on the radio July 18.
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Ask and ye shall receive. Just days after dropping a post about the lack of shows at The Gorge, House of Blues announced today that Tool will be performing at The Gorge Amphitheatre Aug. 27. Actually, I’m pretty sure HOB folks don’t pay attention to Ear Candy and my post made no difference whatsoever. But it’s fun to think that it did.
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According to Pitchfork, Modest Mouse has cancelled a string of shows along the West Coast in August. The band stated it is cancelling the shows in order to work on the follow-up to their breakthrough record “Good News For People Who Love Bad News.”
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With the recent newsthat John Mayer and Sheryl Crow will be performing at White River Amphitheatre and that Rob Zombie and Godsmack will be on a double bill at the Auburn venue Sept. 27 one has got to wonder what’s going on with The Gorge?
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In case you haven’t heard, Snow Patrol has cancelled its June 15 Seattle show at the Paramount due to singer Gary Lightbody’s development of polyps in his throat. According to a post on Snow Patrols’ Web site the first leg of the U.S. tour has been postponed. According to the Paramount’s Web site the show has been cancelled. Tix for the Paramount show are being refunded. No word on if SP will have to cancel its August 12 performance at White River Amphitheatre. The note from the group’s Web site, as posted by Lightbody, is below.
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